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Coin ID #13432

Sardeis (AD 209-212) AE 43 - Geta

Geta. 209-211 AD. AE43 - Medallion (41.33g, 5h). Admitos, strategos for the third time. • AVTOK • KAI • Π • CЄΠ ΓЄTAC, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / ЄΠI • CTPA • AΔMHTOV • Γ •, CAPΔIANΩN/• B • NЄΩKOPΩ/N, Geta and Caracalla on horseback left, each with right hand raised, about to trample two bound captives, their shields thrown on groundline below horses. Near EF, green-brown patina.

A particularly bold portrait of a mature Geta. The same obverse die was used to strike very rare “homonoia” medallions commemorating an alliance between Sardis and Ephesus (Franke & Nollé 1840).

File information
Filename:10400456.jpg
City/Mint name:Sardeis
Keywords:roman / bronze
References:??? Unpublished in the standard references, but see SNG Righetti 1088 and Waddington 7058 for the same type for Caracalla
Valuation:CNG Triton XX (1/2017), lot 456 ($6000 + comm)
Photo courtesy of:Classical Numismatic Group - www.cngcoins.com
Filesize:106 KiB
Date added:Jan 25, 2017
Dimensions:800 x 382 pixels
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